Iraq

World Cup Basra International Stadium, al-Baṣra (Basra) Manager: Graham Arnold 24 players

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Season

Next matchAsian Cup Grp. D

Tajikistan 07:30 PM Jan 10, 2027

Iraq

Last matchGulf Cup Grp. A

Saudi Arabia 2 – 0 L Sep 29, 2026

Iraq

Recent formAll results

L A Saudi Arabia Gulf Cup Grp. A 2 - 0
W A Kuwait Gulf Cup Grp. A 2 - 3
D H Oman Gulf Cup Grp. A 1 - 1
L A Senegal World Cup Grp. I 5 - 0
L A France World Cup Grp. I 3 - 0

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Top rated

Top scorers

Most assists

Ali Jasim3
Ahmed Yahya1

ManagerProfile

Graham Arnold Australia · 63 yrs · since 2025

24Games

12-4-8W-D-L

50%Win rate

1.67Pts / game

Grp. DFull table

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Australia	0	0	0
2	Iraq	0	0	0
3	Singapore	0	0	0
4	Tajikistan	0	0	0

Stadium

Ground: Basra International Stadium
City: al-Baṣra (Basra)
Capacity: 65,000
Opened: 2013
Last formation: 4-2-3-1

Grp. D

#	Team	Goals
1	Australia	0-0
2	Iraq	0-0
3	Singapore	0-0
4	Tajikistan	0-0

#	Team	Goals
1	Australia	0-0
2	Iraq	0-0
3	Singapore	0-0
4	Tajikistan	0-0

#	Team	Goals
1	Australia	0-0
2	Iraq	0-0
3	Singapore	0-0
4	Tajikistan	0-0

Qualification next stagePossible qualification next stage

Grp. A

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Saudi Arabia	3	3	0	0	6-0	6	9
2	Oman	3	1	1	1	4-5	-1	4
3	Iraq	3	1	1	1	4-5	-1	4
4	Kuwait	3	0	0	3	3-7	-4	0

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Saudi Arabia	2	2	0	0	3-0	3	6
2	Oman	2	1	0	1	3-4	-1	3
3	Iraq	1	0	1	0	1-1	0	1
4	Kuwait	1	0	0	1	2-3	-1	0

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Saudi Arabia	1	1	0	0	3-0	3	3
2	Iraq	2	1	0	1	3-4	-1	3
3	Oman	1	0	1	0	1-1	0	1
4	Kuwait	2	0	0	2	1-4	-3	0

Qualification next stage

Manager

Graham Arnold Australia · 63

Goalkeepers 3

#	Player	Nationality	Age	Rating	Value
1	Ahmed Basil GK	Iraq	30	—	—
12	Mohammad Saleh GK	Al Quwa Al Jawiya	31	—	—
22	Hussein Hasan GK	Al Karkh	23	—	—

Defenders 6

#	Player	Nationality	Age	Rating	Value
2	Maytham Jabbar CB	Al Shorta	25	—	—
3	Mustafa Saadoon RB	Zakho	25	—	—
4	Zaid Tahseen CB	Pakhtakor Tashkent	25	—	€211k
5	Akam Hashim CB	Al Zawraa	28	—	€157k
23	Merchas Doski LB, CB, LM	Viktoria Plzeň	26	—	€1.3m
25	Josef Al Imam CB	Duhok	22	—	—

Midfielders 8

#	Player	Nationality	Age	Rating	Value
7	Jussef Nasrawe CAM, CDM, LWB	Ried	19	—	€775k
8	Ibrahim Bayesh LM, RM, LW, RW, ST	Erbil	26	—	—
14	Zidane Iqbal CM, CDM	Dundee United	23	—	€853k
16	Amir Al Ammari CM, CDM	Cracovia	29	—	€854k
19	Mohammed Qasim CAM	Al Zawraa	29	—	—
20	Karar Nabeel CDM, CM, CAM	Al Zawraa	28	—	—
20	Zaid Ismail Al Dulaimi CM, CDM	Al Talaba	24	—	—
26	Abdulrazzaq Qasim CDM, CM	Al Minaa	23	—	—

Forwards 7

#	Player	Nationality	Age	Rating	Value
9	Ali Al Hamadi ST	Sheffield Wednesday	24	—	€1.3m
9	Mustafa Qabeel	Erbil	21	—	—
10	Hasan Abdulkareem RW, RM	Al Zawraa	27	—	—
11	Ahmed Qasem LW, LM, RW, RM, ST, CM	Nashville SC	23	—	€3.6m
13	Saif Rashid ST	Al Talaba	26	—	—
17	Ali Jasim LW, CAM, LM, ST, RW	Zakho	22	—	€452k
18	Aymen Hussein ST	Pakhtakor Tashkent	30	—	€121k

Ratings, goals and assists are this season's league numbers from FotMob.

Honours

Competition	Won	Runner-up	Most recent titles
Gulf Cup of Nations	1	1	2023 Iraq
Asian Cup	1	0	2007 Indonesia / Malaysia / Thailand / Vietnam
King's Cup	1	0	2023
Nehru Cup	1	0	1997
WAFF Championship	0	3

Managers by season

Season	Manager	League	W	D	L	Win %	PPG
2026	Graham Arnold	World Cup Qualification Inter-confederation	1	0	0	100	3.00
2026	Graham Arnold	World Cup	0	0	3	0	0.00
2026	Graham Arnold	Gulf Cup	1	1	1	33	1.33
2026	Graham Arnold	Friendlies	1	1	1	33	1.33
2025	Graham Arnold	King's Cup	2	0	0	100	3.00
2025	Graham Arnold	FIFA Arab Cup	2	0	2	50	1.50
2025	Graham Arnold	Friendlies	2	0	0	100	3.00
2024/2025	Graham Arnold	World Cup Qualification AFC	3	2	1	50	1.83
2024	Jesús Casas	Asian Cup	3	0	1	75	2.25
2024	Jesús Casas	Gulf Cup	1	0	2	33	1.00
2024	Jesús Casas	Friendlies	0	0	1	0	0.00
2023/2025	Jesús Casas	World Cup Qualification AFC	9	3	2	64	2.14
2023	Jesús Casas	Gulf Cup	4	1	0	80	2.60
2023	Jesús Casas	Friendlies	3	0	3	50	1.50
2022	Abdul-Ghani Shahad	Friendlies	2	1	0	67	2.33
2022	Jesús Casas	Friendlies	1	1	1	33	1.33
2021/2022	Dick Advocaat	World Cup Qualification AFC	0	4	2	0	0.67
2021/2022	Željko Petrović	World Cup Qualification AFC	0	1	1	0	0.50
2021/2022	Abdul-Ghani Shahad	World Cup Qualification AFC	1	1	0	50	2.00
2021	Srečko Katanec	Friendlies	3	2	0	60	2.20
2021	Željko Petrović	FIFA Arab Cup	0	2	1	0	0.67
2020	Srečko Katanec	Friendlies	1	1	0	50	2.00
2019/2021	Srečko Katanec	World Cup Qualification AFC	5	2	1	63	2.13
2019	Srečko Katanec	Asian Cup	2	1	1	50	1.75
2019	Srečko Katanec	Gulf Cup	2	1	1	50	1.75
2019	Srečko Katanec	Friendlies	2	1	1	50	1.75
2018	Srečko Katanec	Friendlies	2	2	1	40	1.60
2015/2016	Abdul-Ghani Shahad	World Cup Qualification AFC	1	0	0	100	3.00

Last updated October 13, 2026 · Refreshes weekly · Data: FotMob

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Jan 10, 2027Asian Cup Grp. D	Tajikistan	07:30 PM	Iraq
Jan 14, 2027Asian Cup Grp. D	Iraq	07:30 PM	Australia
Jan 19, 2027Asian Cup Grp. D	Iraq	07:30 PM	Singapore

Sep 29, 2026Gulf Cup Grp. A	Saudi Arabia	2 - 0	Iraq	L
Sep 26, 2026Gulf Cup Grp. A	Kuwait	2 - 3	Iraq	W
Sep 23, 2026Gulf Cup Grp. A	Iraq	1 - 1	Oman	D
Jun 27, 2026World Cup Grp. I	Senegal	5 - 0	Iraq	L
Jun 23, 2026World Cup Grp. I	France	3 - 0	Iraq	L
Jun 17, 2026World Cup Grp. I	Iraq	1 - 4	Norway	L
Jun 10, 2026Friendlies	Iraq	0 - 2	Venezuela	L
Jun 05, 2026Friendlies	Spain	1 - 1	Iraq	D
May 29, 2026Friendlies	Iraq	1 - 0	Andorra	W
Apr 01, 2026World Cup Qualification Inter-Confederation Playoff	Iraq	2 - 1	Bolivia	W
Dec 12, 2025FIFA Arab Cup	Jordan	1 - 0	Iraq	L
Dec 09, 2025FIFA Arab Cup	Algeria	2 - 0	Iraq	L